Laconia------Janet Claire Fortin, 68, of 18 Wilson Court, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Fortin was born October 29, 1944 in Plymouth, N.H., the daughter of William and Rena (Madore) Raymond.
Mrs. Fortin was raised and educated in Plymouth. She married Donald R. Fortin of Laconia on September 1, 1973. She worked for many years at New Hampshire Ball Bearing (Astro Division) in Laconia until her retirement in July, 2010. She loved going to Foxwoods and anything Elvis, plus being with her granddaughters, Sierra and Sydney Fortin.
Mrs. Fortin is survived by her husband of forty years, Donald R., Fortin, of Laconia; their son, Scott A. Fortin, and his wife, Amy, and granddaughters, Sierra Meghan Fortin and Sydney Paige Fortin all of Bailey, Colorado; her mother, Rena Rogers, and stepfather, Clinton Rogers, of Wareham, Mass., two sisters, Marie Fortin, and her husband, Robert E. Fortin, of Anchorage, Alaska and Cindy Kahrman and her husband, Rick, of Wareham, Mass.; a brother, Roger Raymond, of Wakefield, Mass. and many nieces and nephews from Florida to Alaska. She also leaves behind her best friend of twenty-one years, Annette LeBel, who was with her for the last two months. They did everything together through all those years of their friendship. She was predeceased by her father, William L. Raymond, sisters, Shirley Lacroix and Theresa De Barge and brother, Tyrone Raymond.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 6:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.